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A small crowd of strangers gathered inside Chris Gonzales and Jessica Buie's living room on Cypress Street on Sunday afternoon. Read Story »
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ARCHIVE ILLUSTRATIONS () - (HAS TRIM) Read Story »
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Ten days after a 7-year-old Portland boy disappeared, Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton fought back tears ... Read Story »
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. geologists have discovered vast mineral wealth in Afghanistan, possibly amounting to $1 trillion, President Hamid ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - Daniel Radcliffe wore his "Harry Potter" attire for the last time this week as shooting wrapped ... Read Story »
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By Reed Johnson and Josh Getlin Read Story »
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Abel Baker had been in Victoria a whole two days. Read Story »
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2010 Victoria Country Club Member-Guest Golf Tournament Read Story »
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By Robert Lloyd Read Story »
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Flooding forecast reduced to minor levels Read Story »
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One of Victoria's main streets is getting a new and safer look. Read Story »
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Welcome to the new and improved Advocast at VictoriaAdvocate.com. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - If you want a hint about the economic recovery, follow that truck. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - If you want a hint about the economic recovery, follow that truck. Read Story »
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ATLANTA (AP) - Millions of cancer survivors have put off getting medical care because they couldn't afford it, according to ... Read Story »
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Companies that offer employee health insurance expect another steep jump in medical costs next year, and more ... Read Story »
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By Curtis Pashelka Read Story »
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EDNA - Harold Wilkins, a 33-year-old Edna street maintenance worker, decided to bring back a celebration of black history that ... Read Story »
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Certain groups, such as Scouts, still respect the flag as older generations did, according to a Boy Scout leader. Read Story »
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People still have patriotic ideals, but previous generations were different when it came to honoring the flag, according to some ... Read Story »
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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Dana L. Cox, assigned to the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and ... Read Story »
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, "Big Bad ... Read Story »
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Melissa Bagnall Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - "Red," a work about art, an artist and the act of creation, has won the 2010 ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - "Red," a work about art, an artist and the act of creation, has won the 2010 ... Read Story »
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GOLF Read Story »
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CALHOUN COUNTY LITTLE LEAGUE CLOSING CEREMONIES: Tuesday, June 15, 7 p.m., Calhoun County Little League park. Read Story »
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FOOTBALL Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) - Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young received a misdemeanor assault citation after getting into a fight at a ... Read Story »
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By Mike Brudenell Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - David Alan Grier (greer) doesn't think the Tonys are the outsider of other award shows, but ... Read Story »
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MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - With more than half-a-dozen stages sprawled out across a Tennessee farm, knowing who's playing where at ... Read Story »
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fifteen-year-old Aleeshya Broome immediately started crying when she scored the wristband she needed to meet Taylor ... Read Story »
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fifteen-year-old Aleeshya Broome immediately started crying when she scored the wristband she needed to meet Taylor ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A spokesman for the family of the California girl who was rescued from the Indian Ocean ... Read Story »
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama is launching a national challenge for every American to find ways ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - Two socially conscious, but radically different stories set in mid-20th century America, the exuberant rhythm 'n' ... Read Story »
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List of winners for the 2010 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Sunday. Read Story »
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MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - The festival experience - for all its glory and its port-a-johns - was on full display ... Read Story »
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EMBARGOED FOR WEB USE UNTIL 1 A.M. EDT () - Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - The World Cup is causing quite a buzz on U.S. television. Read Story »
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Missouri curators will meet behind closed doors Sunday night for the fourth time in as many ... Read Story »
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UMPIRE, Ark. (AP) - An official with the Federal Aviation Administration says four people are dead after a small airplane ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) - Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young received a misdemeanor assault citation after getting into a fight at a ... Read Story »
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Starting this fall the University of Iowa will begin offering a Certificate in Leadership Studies ... Read Story »
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ATLANTA (AP) - Free-throw shooting has been a problem all season for the Atlanta Dream. Against San Antonio, it was ... Read Story »
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Holdsclaw 5-12 4-4 15, Young 10-19 3-3 24, Snow 6-9 2-2 14, Lawson-Wade 5-11 0-0 14, Hammon 5-15 0-0 11, ... Read Story »
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LANGLEY, Ark. (AP) - Those killed in flash floods at the Albert Pike Recreation Area loved the outdoors in general ... Read Story »
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The discord that led Robert Ayers to dwell in his coach's doghouse appears to have diminished. Read Story »
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CONVERSE, La. (AP) - A Texas man died after his diesel fuel truck flipped several times, ejecting him. Read Story »
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Nearly a full lineup has left Middle Tennessee State University's baseball program. Read Story »
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MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - J.B. Smoove whisks past on a golf cart, a video camera crew trailing him in another ... Read Story »
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DILLON, Mont. (AP) - Montana Western golf coach Mike Crosser has announced the signing of three players to the team. Read Story »
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A few months ago, Dawn Connor was just another college student, attending night courses to become a veterinary technician and ... Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tomatoes weren't the only thing on the menu at the Creole Tomato Festival in New Orleans ... Read Story »
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UMPIRE, Ark. (AP) - Authorities say four people are dead after the crash of a civilian airplane near the Howard ... Read Story »
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NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Police in the Bahamas said Tuesday they have ruled out foul play in the death of ... Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Orchestra has chosen 35-year-old Canadian conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin to become its eighth music director. Read Story »
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Three schools switched conferences in a flurry of activity last week that shook up college athletics. Read Story »
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Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott went on a come-join-us mission across Texas and Oklahoma over the weekend, a trip that could ... Read Story »
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Those long late-night flights to and from California have been called "red-eyes" for years and ... Read Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Roberto Heckscher's double life as a meek accountant and high-rolling gambler has collapsed along with a ... Read Story »
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Emergency workers believe they have stopped a 21,000-gallon oil leak from reaching the environmentally sensitive ... Read Story »
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A U.S. Senator has introduced a bill that would require oil companies to dig emergency relief wells at all new ... Read Story »
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Spirit Airlines is canceling all of its flights through Tuesday, stranding thousands more passengers as ... Read Story »
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - New England ports see a bright spot on the horizon as they prepare for what they ... Read Story »
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CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago International Film Festival has honored Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard with a career achievement award. Read Story »
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LIESTAL, Switzerland (AP) - Rui Da Costa of Portugal broke away over the final six miles to win the eighth ... Read Story »
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BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) - The owners of an inn that opened in 1681 are selling the historic property, leaving some ... Read Story »
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - In the mountains north of Taos along an ancient Kiowa Indian trail is the historic ranch ... Read Story »
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ELKO, Nev. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service has extended the public comment period for a study on a management ... Read Story »
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Leaders of Pennsylvania's state-owned universities are proposing that students be able to enroll in collaborative degree programs ... Read Story »
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Amid a purple-and-gold party at her charming, spacious home, Derek Fisher's mother surrounds herself with ... Read Story »
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TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) - Funeral services have been set for three of the victims in last week's flash flooding at ... Read Story »
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Police say they have detained a popular Indonesian singer over a sex-tape scandal. Read Story »
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A lawsuit alleging that a former Somalia military colonel who lives in Ohio had ordered the ... Read Story »
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ROME (AP) - Art lovers have been lining up under the stars and the sun as an exhibit of Caravaggio ... Read Story »
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RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - Students at Eastern Kentucky University will have a new degree option come this fall - animal ... Read Story »
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METROPOLIS, Ill. (AP) - The southern Illinois city that calls itself the "official home of Superman" has unveiled a statue ... Read Story »
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Air Force missile, bomber and security crews nationwide are competing for top honors in a contest meant to sharpen their ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Fresh from admonishing BP before the world, President Barack Obama now gets his moment with the oil ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - There might be something for everyone at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. Read Story »
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana University officials say the university is falling about $17 million short of what it ... Read Story »
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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - More than 1,500 undergraduate and graduate diplomas are being awarded at Dartmouth College's commencement ceremony. Read Story »
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A flood warning remains in effect along the Guadalupe River in Victoria, the National Weather Service announced Saturday night. Read Story »
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The Guadalupe River is expected to rise almost seven feet above flood stage and cause moderate flooding from Saturday afternoon ... Read Story »
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A Texan teen fell to his death while hiking down Table Mountain, one of ... Read Story »
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South African police say a Texas teen has fallen to his death while hiking ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama plans an Oval Office speech Tuesday night about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Read Story »
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LANGLEY, Ark. (AP) - Like they had time and again, Leslie and Adam Jez packed their camper and headed for ... Read Story »
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BELLPORT, N.Y. (AP) - Two New York teens have been charged with setting a turtle on fire and stabbing it ... Read Story »
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LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) - The bride wore white. The guests wore orange smocks. Read Story »
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Lightning struck a large gasoline tank early Sunday in North Carolina, igniting a blaze that closed ... Read Story »
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BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Hollywood is coming to Brooklyn. Read Story »
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AMES, Iowa (AP) - Environmental excellence and water quality awards are headed to Iowa State University. Read Story »
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POTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) - A benefit concert is planned in honor of a 22-year-old woman who was slain in her ... Read Story »
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Alma and Alfonso Enriquez of Victoria are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Deena Gonzales, to Gregorio M. ... Read Story »
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Sandra Schroeder of Victoria is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter Danielle Michelle Schroeder of Seattle, Wash., formerly ... Read Story »
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Joseph Patrick and Abbie Kelly of Victoria celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on May 29, 2010, with a Mass at ... Read Story »
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BALLARD, DON A., 82, of Victoria: Visitation, 6-8 p.m., Colonial Funeral Home, Victoria, 361-578-3535. Read Story »
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VICTORIA COUNTY Read Story »
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Lily Louise Shumway of Euless and Paul Edwin Burrhus of Burleson were married on April 24, 2010, at 11 a.m. ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - "Memphis" and "Red" each picked up three early victories Sunday at the 2010 Tony Awards, while ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Boston Celtics weren't upset that Phil Jackson disrespected them on television. Read Story »
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